American
jazz pianist grammy winner Don Grusin and producer Filippo Gaetani long friendship
culminated in a wild 4-day recording session in Vienna Tic studio in summer 2017
and continued through 2018, resulting in a 4 track Ep. “Populism Dystopia” will
be released on April 26th via Rayrecordings. Between classical influences and
ambient jazz, pop and soundtrack elements, it moves from a modern Indie sound
to Steely Dan influences with dystopian Bossa Nova. Release date: April 26th
2019 and pre-release March 26th. Youtube trailer: https://youtu.be/1Stg8mf7xeU
Cinematic
Orchestra – To Believe
As longtime
fans might know, the Cinematic Orchestra isn't a large ensemble, but a duo –
yet the pair also have this fantastic way of creating a really spacious sound
in their music – thanks in part to a very open door when it comes to creative
guests! This time around, there's some fantastic voice in the lead – singers
who really help give the music a very rich shape, including Moses Sumney, Roots
Manuva, Tawiah, Heidi Vogel, and Grey Reverend – who add lyrics to most of the
songs on the album, while the duo of Jason Swinscoe and Dominic Smith help keep
the focus on the large instrumental landscape, which receives some fantastic
light touches from the genius of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson this time around. It's
been a while since the last project from the group – but if anything, the break
has only seemed to help deepen their sound. Titles include "To
Believe", "A Caged Bird/Imitations Of Life", "A
Promise", "Zero One/This Fantasy", "The Workers Of
Art", and "Wait For Now/Leave The World". ~ Dusty Groove
Julian Lage –
Love Hurts
Julian Lage
is often one of the more compelling contemporary jazz guitarists on record –
and this time around, he definitely lives up to that legacy – by offering up
unusual trio takes on the music of Ornette Coleman, David Lynch, and Keith
Jarrett – while also adding in a few of his own great tunes too! Lage often has
a bit of fuzz around the edges – not full distortion, but also not the clean,
crisp sound that's more often heard with jazz guitar – and that fullness of
tone really makes things interesting, and often pushes out a sound that feels
like a lot more than a trio – especially when the bass of Jorge Roeder and
drums of Dave King get a bit more dynamic. Titles include "In
Heaven", "Tomorrow Is The Question", "Trudgin",
"Love Hurts", "In Circles", "Encore A", "The
Windup", and "Crying". ~
Dusty Groove
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